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Where You Live Influences The Price of Your Car Insurance

Perhaps you live in a state that requires all drivers to purchase auto insurance. If so, then you are aware that car insurance can be extremely expensive. There are a lot of different factors that can influence the price that your car insurance premiums will be. One of these factors happens to be the state that you reside in. Most of us realize that the amount of money that an insurance company is going to charge a person on his or her premiums has to do with how big a risk the insurance company perceives that person to be. Ideally, … Continue reading →

Insurance Company Refused to Cover than Reconsidered Too Late

Welcome to 2008, hopefully your family had a better end to the year 2007 than the family of Natiline Sarkisyan. Their year ended with a funeral for their teen-aged daughter who died after her health and medical insurance company refused to pay for a liver transplant and then reconsidered. The Philadelphia-based Cigna HealthCare insurer has a history of approving coverage for over 90% of all transplants claims requested by their insured members, with over 90% of the liver transplant request being approved according to Cigna company President David Cordani in a memo addressed to employees and distributed to the media. … Continue reading →

Luciano Pavarotti Dies

He was arguably the most famous opera singer in the world for more than 35 years… and now, as actress Whoopi Goldberg announced this morning on ABC’s “The View,” God’s choir of angels just gained an amazing tenor. For those of you who missed the news: Luciano Pavarotti, the great Italian tenor who helped popularize opera in the 20th century, has died. He was 71. The singer had been battling pancreatic cancer since last year and last night (early morning in Italy) he finally succumbed to the insidious disease at his home in Modena. According to Pavarotti’s manager, the Maestro … Continue reading →

Hit-and-Run Driver Crashed into Parked Car.

One of the most interesting insurance positions I held was in a Multi-Company Insurance Agency with a specialty in providing insurance coverage for used car dealerships. I worked in the personal lines where we made sure everyone–including the dealers employees were insured. But, my primary job was to manage all of the agencies claims. I was the liaison between our policyholders–clientele and the claims adjusters for the insurance companies we placed our customers with. Recently a Families.com forum member Asked me about a claims situation with her auto insurance. Unfortunately, the story is one I have heard way too many … Continue reading →

Forbes Magazine’s 7-Least Safe Vehicles for 2007

Every year the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) reports the findings of their tests and announces their top Safest Pick Awards for vehicles. In order to be selected as a “Gold Top Safety Pick,” by the IIHS, a vehicle must earn a top rating when tested by the Institute for side, front and rear impact. This year, however only cars with Electronic Stability Control were tested and considered. Forbes Magazine has also released a list for model year 2007 cars, but their list points out the least safe vehicles. There has been quite an uproar on the Internet about … Continue reading →

Famous Tenor Helps The Hearing-Impaired

Placido Domingo is adding his name to the growing list of celebrities lending a hand to those in need. The recipients of the tenor’s latest project are the hearing-impaired. Domingo is teaming up with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for a global effort called “Hear the World.” The project is designed to raise awareness about hearing loss and to offer the latest technology to those in need – especially in developing countries. Domingo hopes his efforts will be music to the ears of the hearing impaired: “Music is my emotional need. I therefore feel sad for anyone who cannot hear music,” … Continue reading →